Case Study — Program Schedules

Original Objective

When responding to a "Request for Proposal" (RFP) or "Request for Information" (RFI), deadlines are critical. Miss a company's required due date by only three minutes, and your entire submission likely will be rejected — without exception.

Applied Expertise

Whether vying for software technology, governmental, or industrial contracts, SGS Design had to complete multiple 200- to 350-page documents every week, month, and quarter. We orchestrated both concurrent and detailed tasks to effectively communicate engineering solutions, partnering agreements, legal affirmations, and director approvals. As experienced by all organizations, this process demanded close attention to the capacity of available resources.

Recognized Benefit

We had purchased a 15-foot-wide by 6-foot-high magnetic wall calendar to track upcoming projects, so that anyone at anytime could see what was coming next. This strategy facilitated 95-percent on-time delivery for 35 proposals, which sustained a greater than 80-percent win rate on every high-profile, high-volume, and high-dollar contract.